> Dave Nebinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> emerge -pv vim
>>>
>>> It seems to respond to vi at the command line. I had the same question
>>> a couple of days ago...
>>
>> It only seems the same.  There was a vi package (don't remember the
>> origins
>> of it), but it was only a basic vi implementation.
>>
>> Vim is Vi-iMproved and includes all the nice features i.e. syntax
>> highlighting, etc.
>
> Vim's great, but sometimes you just want vi.
>
> I know a few people who swear by elvis, but I'm a little disappointed
> that portage lacks good ol' BSD vi (unless I'm missing it).
>
> -Eamon
>
It was my first editor on a *nix platform so ...

Patrick

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